sondear

[sõn̪d̪eˈaɾ]

/[sõn̪d̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“sondear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,677 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,677
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Echar el escandallo al agua para averiguar la profundidad y la calidad del fondo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sondear · sondear · Spanish

sondear · rank #56,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,677
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH solidariza

Nearest frequency peer: solidariza (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sondear”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sondear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sondear
PropertyValue
Headwordsondear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sõn̪d̪eˈaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sondear” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sondearcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “solidariza” (#56,676), “sort” (#56,678), “sobrados” (#56,674). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sondear” va en #56,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sondear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,677 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sõn̪d̪eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

sondear has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sondear, spelled S-O-N-D-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Echar el escandallo al agua para averiguar la profundidad y la calidad del fondo.
  2. 2
    Averiguar la naturaleza del subsuelo con una sonda.
  3. 3
    Introducir en el cuerpo por algunos conductos, naturales o accidentales, instrumentos de formas especiales y de diversas materias, para combatir estrecheces, destruir obstáculos que se oponen al libre ejercicio de la función de un órgano, o para conducir al interior substancias líquidas o gaseosas, y otras veces para extraerlas.
  4. 4
    Inquirir y rastrear con cautela y disimulo la intención, habilidad o discreción de uno, o las circunstancias y estado de una cosa.
  5. 5
    Encuestar.

Synonyms

indagarinquirirsonsacaraveriguarinvestigartantearhurgarencuestar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sondear"?
"sondear" is spelled S-O-N-D-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sõn̪d̪eˈaɾ].
What does "sondear" mean?
As a verb, "sondear" means: Echar el escandallo al agua para averiguar la profundidad y la calidad del fondo.
How do you pronounce "sondear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sondear" is [sõn̪d̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sondear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sondear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

supreme#56,688sádicos#56,692salteña#56,655sainete#56,653

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list